Greens - State election Campaign Launch
Event Dates: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Sun, 7 November, 2010
Location: Richmond, Melbourne
Venue: Amora Hotel, 649 Bridge Rd Richmond, Melbourne
Join Bob Brown and the Victorian Greens to launch what could be another history making election campaign. In August, the Victorian Greens sent two locals, Adam Bandt and Richard Di Natale, to federal parliament for the first time. Now, we are looking to Spring St, where the Greens look likely to add members to the upper house, and for the first time, the lower house of state parliament.

Some of the Greens’ biggest names will be there, including Bob Brown, Adam Bandt, Richard Di Natale, Greens candidates Brian Walters, Kathleen Maltzahn, and Cyndi Dawes, and our current Greens MLCs Greg Barber, Colleen Hartland, and Sue Pennicuik, as well as all our state candidates and supporters.

Come along to the beautiful Amora Hotel by the river in Richmond, and afterwards enjoy a river walk. Food and drink provided.

switch off hazelwood


suport the switch off hazelwood protest and demand that we fund reknewable engery - NOW!

Hazelwood Power Station
The Hazelwood power station, located near Morwell in the Latrobe Valley of Victoria, is Australia’s most polluting power station, pumping and average 17 million tons of greenhouse gases every year, equal to the total caused by all 1.4 million households in the state capital Melbourne.

International Power Hazelwood employs 520 people, according to the company’s statistics. (www.ippic.com). There are 209 people employed in the mine, 242 in the power station and the remaining 69 are employed in management, sales,administration, information technology and purchasing

The power station and mine are majority owned by the UK-based company International Power (which also owns Loy Yang B power station), Hazelwood was scheduled to be decommissioned by 2009 due to its excessive carbon dioxide emissions, however the State Government in 2005 extended its life until 2031.

The state government has made no firm commitment to close Hazelwood, and is currently considering another application for a new coal fired power station in the Latrobe Valley - the HRL Dual Gas, 'clean coal' plant, whilst painting themselves green with token investments in renewable energy - just in time for the election... So come show your concern and let's get a solid commitment and clear timeline to phase out Hazelwood, reject new coal developments, and implement plans to re-power the valley, and the nation!
If you can't make it on Sunday, be sure to attend the Melbourne based "Rally to Replace ALL of Hazelwood" Saturday November 6, 1pm, State Library.

Sanctuary Lakes Club

Tim Pallas arrived at the Sancutuary Lakes Resort to talk roads with local business people. You can buy time to chat to Tim it seems, but he isn't listening to ordinary residents who say they dont want roads, they want public transport!

Powercor: do the right thing

Residents from Ardeer and Sunshine West gathered this morning at Ardeer Station to travel to Parliament House to protest against high Voltage powerlines throught their suburb.

Geraldine had this to say at the rally: I am here today because, like you, I care about our neighbourhood and the future of our children. I want our government to listen and make powercor put the powerlines underground. And I want them to sort out how it is going to be paid for without expecting our community to pay for it

When powercor started to put up high voltage powerpoles through our neighbourhood without consulting us. They showed contempt for the impact on our families, and they gave no thought to the health of our children and the eyesore they were creating

They have thought only about the cheapest and most convenient construction method for themselves

Unfortunately when Powercor came back to us last week with a proposal to put the lines underground after we told them we would not accept their overhead powerlines, instead of being an offer in good faith, it seems it was a proposal full of deceit.

It sounds grand. $2million. But there is a catch…there is a $900,000 shortfall, making it worthless if the money can't be found somewhere.

This makes us ask: is this really a genuine offer to put the power lines underground, or is this a plan cooked up by the government and powercor to buy us off and make us think we are getting a good deal so that the embarrassing problem of us go away before the election


This government needs to listen because while it was the Kennet liberal government that sold the SEC for a quick buck, Brumby was part of the opposition that did nothing to fight it, so instead of the electricity company being owned by us , accountable to us, and acting in our best interests, we now have a multinational conglomerate who is answerable first and last to their shareholders

This multinational group that now owns Powercor ,Cheong Kong, posted a ½ yearly profit of over $1600 million this year. They can well afford to do the right thing

Our community want s these powerlines and any others planned for our area put underground. And we want this done at no cost to our council or our community.

Derrimut Benefit Gig

What a wonderful afternoon! about 50 friends and supporters turned up to enjoy a relaxing afternoon of great music and great company.



Many Thanks to everyone.

Support Sunvale

Rally Saturday 9th November

The sunvale primary school is an ideal location for a community ccentre, park and recreation for the Sunshine Community. Brimbank Council's own open space strategy identifies a lack of open space in this part of the municipality and yet encourages an increasing population through increased housing density. if we are to suport a growing population we need facilities and services to support this.

Sunshine has amongst the highest unemployment in Victoria at over 10%, we have growing rates of obesity, diabetes, mental illness and other chronic health issues which desperately need addressing. If the state government is serious about tackling these health issues a preventative health approach must be taken and more investment needs to be made in parks, recreation spaces, as well as better access to local community health services and places that our community can get together to talk to one another.

On The Campaign Trail

Come and join me for these community meetings and street stalls for discussion of the issues that affect you.
The electorate of Derrimut is faced with a number of very important local issues incuding the proposed Barro tip, Westlink, inadequate public transport, poor access to community health and dental services, as well ending up with new high voltage powerlines through Ardeer as yet again the west of melbourne is taken for granted.

Thu 29th July 2010 11a-12p
Street Stall
Main Rd East
St Albans
4th August 2010 7pm - with Colleen Hartland
Transport Meeting
Errington Community Centre
St Albans
5th August 2010 11a-12p
Street Stall
Glengala Rd
West Sunshine
7th August 2010 10-12pm - with Colleen Hartland
Street Stall
Cnr Station Rd and Ballarat Rds
Deer Park